Budweiser of Memphis has released the schedule for the 2013 Memphis Beer Week, and it’s going to be nothing short of amazing.

The inaugural celebration of craft beer goodness is April 21-27, culminating in the 4th annual Memphis Brewfest at Autozone Park.

The week is so full of beer events, you’ll have to pick and choose which ones to attend. The highlights include a New Belgium/Yazoo Brewing collaboration sour beer, a special Ghost River porter, tastings at grocery and liquor stores, beer dinners, firkin nights, pint nights, you name it.

Flying Saucer Downtown – Sour Hour Event, 4 p.m. Tapping the New Belgium/Yazoo Collaboration sour beer. Plus we will have Wayan Sour, New Belgium La Folie, Yazoo Sour Saison. All beers will be paired with local deserts from bakeries and pastry shops.

Flying Saucer Cordova – Sour Hour Event, 6 p.m. Tapping the New Belgium/Yazoo Collaboration sour beer. Plus we will have Wayan Sour, New Belgium La Folie, Yazoo Sour Saison. All beers will be paired with local deserts from bakeries and pastry shops.

Young Avenue Deli – Tapping the New Belgium/Yazoo Brewing Co. collaboration sour beer at 6 p.m. Reps from New Belgium and Yazoo will be in the bar to talk about the collaboration. Then there will be a Stone Brewing Co. event at 7 p.m., with tappings of Cali-Belgie, Old Guardian, Double Arrogant Bastard. Stone reps will be on hand to talk about the beers.

Aldo’s Pizza Pies – Ghost River Noble Prized Porter tapping at 5 p.m. Come be one of the first in the city to try this great beer produced for Memphis Beer Week by Ghost River Brewing.

Sharky’s – Ghost River Noble Prized Porter and fixed-priced menu, all week long. The restaurant will be tapping up this limited beer-week release and pairing it with a menu item for a set price, available all week. Come try it out.

Young Avenue Deli – Tapping Ghost River Noble Prized Porter, 6 p.m. Come out and try this wonderful brew created by Chuck Skypeck for Memphis Beer Week at one of Memphis’s premier craft beer destinations. Also tapping three Stone beers with reps in store for sampling.

Flying Saucer Downtown – Memphis Brewfest live remote, featuring festival organizer Martin Daniel. Come out and say thanks to the man that puts together this wonderful event every year, and have a pint with us. Also, will be tapping an Abita Vanilla Double Dog firkin, with sampling in store, hosted by an Abita Brewing rep.

Local Midtown – New Belgium food and beer pairing. Local is featuring a special chef’s appetizer consisting of Crab Toast with Sweet Thai Chili for $8. You can add a New Belgium Rolle Bolle or Ranger IPA with it for $10. This will run from 5 p.m.-close.

Café Society – Belgian Beer Dinner, presented by Austin Sawyer and David Spafford, 7 p.m. This event will feature a wonderful Belgian beer lineup that includes Hoegarden, Stella Artois, Chimay, Palm and Leffe (not available in the State). All of these fine beers will be paired perfectly with authentic Belgian cuisine.

Regionally, St. Louis’ Schlafly has moved into the top 40 at No. 39, while Atlanta’s Sweetwater Brewing Company has moved up from No. 27 to No. 24. In addition, Louisiana’s Abita dropped two spots to No. 17.

Here’s the list:

1.

Boston Beer Co.

Boston

MA

2.

Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

Chico

CA

3.

New Belgium Brewing Co.

Fort Collins

CO

4.

The Gambrinus Company

San Antonio

TX

5.

Deschutes Brewery

Bend

OR

6.

Matt Brewing Co.

Utica

NY

7.

Bell’s Brewery, Inc.

Galesburg

MI

8.

Harpoon Brewery

Boston

MA

9.

Lagunitas Brewing Co.

Petaluma

CA

10.

Boulevard Brewing Co.

Kansas City

MO

11.

Stone Brewing Co.

Escondido

CA

12.

Dogfish Head Craft Brewery

Milton

DE

13.

Brooklyn Brewery

Brooklyn

NY

14.

Alaskan Brewing & Bottling Co.

Juneau

AK

15.

Long Trail Brewing Co.

Burlington

VT

16.

Shipyard Brewing Co.

Portland

ME

17.

Abita Brewing Co.

Abita Springs

LA

18.

Great Lakes Brewing Co.

Cleveland

OH

19.

New Glarus Brewing Co.

New Glarus

WI

20.

Full Sail Brewing Co.

Hood River

OR

21.

Summit Brewing Co.

St. Paul

MN

22.

Anchor Brewing Co.

San Francisco

CA

23.

Firestone Walker Brewing Co.

Paso Robles

CA

24.

Sweetwater Brewing Co.

Atlanta

GA

25.

Rogue Ales Brewery

Newport

OR

26.

Flying Dog Brewery

Frederick

MD

27.

Victory Brewing Co.

Downington

PA

28.

CraftWorks Breweries & Restaurants

Chattanooga

TN

29.

Oskar Blues Brewery

Longmont

CO

30.

Odell Brewing Co.

Fort Collins

CO

31.

Stevens Point Brewery Co.

Stevens Point

WI

32.

Ninkasi Brewing Co.

Eugene

OR

33.

BJ’s Chicago Pizza & Brewery, Inc.

Huntington Beach

CA

34.

Blue Point Brewing Co.

Patchogue

NY

35.

Bear Republic Brewing Co.

Cloverdale

CA

36.

Lost Coast Brewery Cafe

Eureka

CA

37.

Big Sky Brewing Co.

Missoula

MT

38.

North Coast Brewing Co. Inc.

Fort Bragg

CA

39.

Saint Louis Brewery, Inc./Schlafly Bottleworks

St. Louis

MO

40.

Gordon Biersch Brewing Co.

San Jose

CA

41.

Breckenridge Brewery

Denver

CO

42.

Founders Brewing Co.

Grand Rapids

MI

43.

Saint Arnold Brewing Co.

Houston

TX

44.

Karl Strauss Brewing Co.

San Diego

CA

45.

Real Ale Brewing Co.

Blanco

TX

46.

Mac and Jack’s Brewery Inc.

Redmond

WA

47.

Smuttynose Brewing Co.

Portsmouth

NH

48.

Utah Brewers Cooperative

Salt Lake City

UT

49.

Left Hand Brewing Co.

Longmont

CO

t50.

Anderson Valley Brewing Co.

Boonville

CA

t50.

Four Peaks Brewing Co.

Tempe

AZ

Meanwhile, 36 of the top 50 overall brewing companies in the U.S. are small, craft breweries, according to the association.

“In the last 15 years, craft brewing has gone from one percent of the overall beer market to almost six percent in 2011,” said Paul Gatza, director of the Brewers Association. “We attribute a large part of that growth to the many talented brewers who are providing beer lovers with more beer style and flavor choices than ever before.”